Server out of space problem

[tcnolan]

Hi...

We are running a Windows 2000 server (10 users) with Exchange 2000.
This problem has happened a couple of times and I'm trying to figure
out how to prevent it.

Exchange went down this morning and when I looked at the server, we had
only 5mb of free disk space. We of course should not have been this
low on space. It should have been 6GB. I rebooted the server and
slowly the available disk space went back up to 6GB. I could actually
watch it in Windows Explorer after the reboot.

I rebooted again and all the services came back up fine and we had 6GB
free space on the hard drive.

I'm trying to determine what is causing this sudden drop in available
disk space and what can be done to prevent it.

Thank you,

Terry

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Did you use a tool to scan the hard drive and see what was using up all that
disk space? That would be where I would start.

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[Eugene Taylor]

More thab likely it is the exchange logs
http://weblogs.asp.net/exchange/archive/2004/05/12/130556.aspx

Did you use a tool to scan the hard drive and see what was using up all that
disk space? That would be where I would start.

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Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
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Hi...

We are running a Windows 2000 server (10 users) with Exchange 2000.
This problem has happened a couple of times and I'm trying to figure
out how to prevent it.

Exchange went down this morning and when I looked at the server, we had
only 5mb of free disk space. We of course should not have been this
low on space. It should have been 6GB. I rebooted the server and
slowly the available disk space went back up to 6GB. I could actually
watch it in Windows Explorer after the reboot.

I rebooted again and all the services came back up fine and we had 6GB
free space on the hard drive.

I'm trying to determine what is causing this sudden drop in available
disk space and what can be done to prevent it.

Thank you,

Terry

 

[tcnolan]

Hi Rich,

I looked at our data directories (where we have databases, user
directories, etc.) but didn't see any problems. I did not check our
Exchange directory or any system or log files. I'm not exactly sure
what to look for when it happens. Also is there a way to get notified
when space is getting low?

Thanks,

Terry

Did you use a tool to scan the hard drive and see what was using up all that
disk space? That would be where I would start.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Hi...

We are running a Windows 2000 server (10 users) with Exchange 2000.
This problem has happened a couple of times and I'm trying to figure
out how to prevent it.

Exchange went down this morning and when I looked at the server, we had
only 5mb of free disk space. We of course should not have been this
low on space. It should have been 6GB. I rebooted the server and
slowly the available disk space went back up to 6GB. I could actually
watch it in Windows Explorer after the reboot.

I rebooted again and all the services came back up fine and we had 6GB
free space on the hard drive.

I'm trying to determine what is causing this sudden drop in available
disk space and what can be done to prevent it.

Thank you,

Terry

 

[Richard G. Harper]

The Windows Event Log will show low disk space warnings, and if you install
the SNMP and SNMPTRAP services you can get warnings on various system
events.

What you need is a disk scanning tool (like TreeView) that shows you the
whole drive and what space each folder is using - that will spot files
accumulating in unexpected areas very quickly.

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Hi Rich,

I looked at our data directories (where we have databases, user
directories, etc.) but didn't see any problems. I did not check our
Exchange directory or any system or log files. I'm not exactly sure
what to look for when it happens. Also is there a way to get notified
when space is getting low?

Thanks,

Terry

Did you use a tool to scan the hard drive and see what was using up all that
disk space? That would be where I would start.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Hi...

We are running a Windows 2000 server (10 users) with Exchange 2000.
This problem has happened a couple of times and I'm trying to figure
out how to prevent it.

Exchange went down this morning and when I looked at the server, we had
only 5mb of free disk space. We of course should not have been this
low on space. It should have been 6GB. I rebooted the server and
slowly the available disk space went back up to 6GB. I could actually
watch it in Windows Explorer after the reboot.

I rebooted again and all the services came back up fine and we had 6GB
free space on the hard drive.

I'm trying to determine what is causing this sudden drop in available
disk space and what can be done to prevent it.

Thank you,

Terry